- sobriety (n.)
[sobriety 词源字典]
- c. 1400, "moderation in indulgence," from Old French sobriete "sobriety, moderation" (Modern French sobrieté) or directly from Latin sobrietatem (nominative sobrietas), from sobrius (see sober (adj.)). Meaning "steadiness, gravity" is recorded from 1540s.[sobriety etymology, sobriety origin, 英语词源]